Collapsible perambulator



Nov. 15, 1949 H. J. UNDERWOOD 2,488,450

COLLAPSIBLE PERAMBULATOR Filed 001'.. 30, 1945 Patented Nov. 15, v1949 UNITED STATESA PATENT ori-ICE COLLAPSIBLE PERAMBULATOR Harold Jack Underwood, Wellington, New Zealand, assignor to Underwoods Patents Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, a company of New Zealand Application October 30, 1945, Serial No. 625,499 In New Zealand October 9, 1944 section 1, Public Law 690,Aug'ust s, 194s Patent expires October 9, 1964 opened out, as required, is rigid and eiiicient in use, and when collapsed occupies a minimum of space.

The improved peramulator provided by the invention, comprises, a combined handle and leg member; a leg member crossing and pivoted thereto; a body pivoted to said leg member and slidable on the combined handle and leg member, and wheels mounted on the lower portions of the latter and the leg member.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be more particularly described in conjunction therewith,

Figure 1 being a side view (broken) of the improved perambulator opened out for use, and

Figure 2 is a side view, and

Figure 3 a rear view (broken) of the perambulator, collapsed or folded.

The combined handle and leg member I comprises a frame having forwardly and downwardly extending parallel side portions, an upper cross or connecting bar which serves as the handle 3 of the perambulator, and a lower cross or connecting bar Ia to which the axle 4 of the front wheels 5 of the perambulator is secured by means of leaf springs 6.

The leg member 2 which crosses and is pivoted to the combined handle and leg member I is provided by parallel rearwardly and downwardly extending side portions connected together by a lower cross or connecting bar 2a, the body supporting frame 1 being pivoted to and between the upper ends of the parallel side portions of said leg member 2, and also being slidably and pivotally connected with the combined handle and leg member I, the axle 8 of the rear wheels 9 of the perambulator being secured by means of leaf springs I0, on the lower cross or connecting bar 2a of the leg member 2.

The fittings by means of which the body supporting frame 1 is slidably attached to the combined handle and leg member I, can comprise sleeves I8 slidable on the parallel portions of said member I, and formed or provided with lugs I9 to which the frame 1 is pivoted, stops 20 being provided on said parallel portionsy to limiti downward movement of the frame 1 thereon. The spacing of the wheels 5, 9, crossways of. the

perambulator is such, that when the latter is collapsed, the front and the rear wheels 5, 9 overlap, also there is provided on the lower cross or connecting bar Ia aforesaid, a spring clip or catch II between the jaws of which the other lower cross or connecting bar 2a is forced and gripped to retain the perambulator in its collapsed or folded condition, but from which the engaged cross or connecting bar 2a can be readily detached when it is desired. to open out the perambulator for use, the body supporting frame 1 being provided at its rear end with a handle or gripping means 1a, to facilitate the collapsing and opening out of the perambulator.

The body I2 of the perambulator, which is preferably of fabric or other collapsible material, has Ventilating holes or openings I3 in its bottom, and has also fitted therein a frame or false bottom I4 with openings therein adapted to support bedding or the like placed in the body I2, up off the bottom thereof, and in one form said frame can conveniently comprise spaced bars, connected together by under bars I5, which when the perambulator is in use support the spaced bars off the bottom of the body I2, and provide for an air space or spaces between said bottom and the bedding or the like.

Also provided on the upper side of the aforesaid frame or false bottom I4 placed in the body I2 are spaced cross ribs I6, which when the perambulator is collapsed or folded with bedding or the like therein, tend to prevent the latter from slipping downwards, owing to said bedding or the like being pressed against said ribs I5 by the cover I1 secured over the body before collapsing or folding the perambulator, said cover I1 being detachably secured to the body supporting frame 1 by means of turn buttons or other suitable fastening means. A

The formation of the bottom of the body I2 with holes or openings I3 therein and the provision of the bedding or the like supporting frame or false bottom I4 in said body, although primarilyfintended for use in collapsible perambulators, can also be used in non-collapsible cots, cribs or the like, and in forms of the latter adapted to fold or collapse, the frame or false bottom I4 can be in sections hinged or jointed to fold or collapse with the cot, crib or the like, and provided with stops or other means to maintain the frame or false bottom in a rigid opened out position for use.

tom of the body I2 as required, is provided'` toenable the latter to be retained collapsed ink as small a space as possible when the perambulator is collapsed or folded for transport or storage.

What I do .claim and desires taobtanx by Letters Patent of the United States of `America is:

A collapsible perambulator including a combined handle and leg member constructed i`n the form of an open rectangular frame of rod metal and composed of side and end portions, `a leg member crossing and pivoted thereto and constructed. inf. the? form of f a, Ll-shapedA frame of l rod metal havingside portionsfandialower. connecting` portion,Y the`i U-frame being of. slightly less widthp than: the. rst' frame. so as to be swung partly into thelatter'at times, a collapsible body including an` open. rectangularl rigid carrying frarnehaving: side ands endiportions and pivoted near: itsfrontend portions-1 and between and. to thezupperend's of the sides, of. the U-shaped leg member'7 ttings in the form of. sleeves. slidable on*v the-sides ofthelframe' of.' the combined .handle and: leg member, lugs; on: thesleeves to which thesides ofthef framezof the body are also. pivoted at points near the rear end portions, stops on the leg member to limit the downward movement of the sleeves and Wheels mounted on the lower end portions of the"` combined handle and legv member and the leg-member, and a spring catch mounted on the lower end portion of the frame of the combined handle and leg member and arranged-for releasable engagement with the lower connecting -portion of the U-shaped frame off theleg memberl for the purpose of releasably retaining theperambulator in a collapsed condition.

HAROLD JACK UNDERWOOD.

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